[Perform-Talk] Membership Call Reminder

[Amy Sabo]

hello Julie,
first of all thanks for sending out a reminder of this call yesterday
in which the call was last night. unfortunately, I had to miss it due
to illness and also personal issues in my life too so, I do apologize
for that!  I heard that it was a huge success and, I woiuld like to
thank katalyn for conducting such a awesome idea to have such a thing
for this division in getting more members to interact with the members
of this division and, also to get others in the performing arts
distinguished and, also do some pr work for them and their craft too:)

thanks again and, I will talk to you soon!




hugs,
amy

On 5/7/18, Julie McGinnity via Perform-talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am writing to give you a quick reminder of our membership call
> tomorrow, featuring Jessica Victoria, Soprano.  I'll paste the
> original announcement below.  I hope you can attend!
>
> ***
>
>
> Hello all!
>
>  Please join the National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
> Division for a membership call featuring our special guest Jessica
> Victoria, soprano, recording artist, and professor.
>
>  Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 8:30 PM Eastern, 5:30 PM Pacific.
>  Call in number: 641-715-0700 access code: 616934
>
>  We will hear from Jessica as she shares her story, some alternative
> techniques she’s used as a blind singer and music educator, and her
> advice for others pursuing a similar career. After the interview,
> there will be time for a few questions. We will also share some
> updates on our events at National Convention this summer. You won’t
> want to miss it! All are welcome!
>
>  About Jessica Victoria:
>  Songstress Jessica Victoria has performed at the Vatican, at Carnegie
> Hall's Weill Recital Hall, and with orchestras in North and South
> America. Recent performances include "Où va la jeune indoue" from
> Lakmé with the Trujillo Symphony Orchestra in Trujillo, Peru under the
> direction of Carlos Aransay and "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem
> Herzen" from Die Zauberflöte in a concert series with the Mid-Atlantic
> Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Julien Benichou. Her opera
> roles include Violetta with Bel Cantanti Opera Company and the Queen
> of the Night with The Catholic University of America. Jessica Victoria
> has also performed a wide variety of solo recitals that have featured
> music ranging from traditional spirituals and Gaelic songs to works in
> Catalan, Basque, Quechua and Ladino. Many of her programs tell stories
> through music and narrative, bringing the audience into the beauty of
> the experience.
>
>  In January of 2012, Jessica Victoria made her New York debut at
> Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as a first prize winner of the
> Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition. She was the 2013
> winner of University of Toledo’s Art Song Festival Competition and
> presented a recital in that year’s festival. In 2014, she won second
> prize in the Concorso Lirico Internazionale "Jole de Maria" in
> Monterotondo, Italy. In 2016, Jessica was a winner of Pittsburgh
> Concert Society’s Major Artist Auditions and a semifinalist in the
> Concert Artist Guild Competition. In 2017, she won second prize in the
> National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Competition and third
> prize in the Concurso Internacional de Canto Lirico in Trujillo, Peru.
> Among other performances, Jessica has appeared as soprano soloist with
> Concert Artists of Baltimore, with the New Mexico Philharmonic
> Orchestra, at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s 2012 Mid-Atlantic
> Congress, in a world premiere of Joseph Santo’s Vîsperas de la Santa
> Cruz, in Jordan Hall and King’s Chapel in Boston, and with Maestro
> Angelo Zanin in Seren del Grappa, Italy. She also received the honor
> of singing for His Holiness John Paul II during a private audience.
>
>  Jessica Victoria holds a doctorate in musical arts from The Catholic
> University of America where she studied with Sharon Christman, a
> master of music in vocal performance from New England Conservatory of
> Music where she studied with Patricia Craig, and bachelors’ degrees in
> music and foreign languages from the University of New Mexico, where
> she studied with Leslie Umphrey.
>
>  Second only to Jessica Victoria’s love of performing is her love of
> teaching. She has taught voice in the United States, Italy, and the
> United Kingdom. She has taught as a guest artist at the University of
> New Mexico, and has given lectures on topics in music history and
> philosophy at New England Conservatory and Franciscan University of
> Steubenville. In 2010, she was invited to present her paper “Music:
> the Herald of Love” at a conference sponsored by the Dietrich von
> Hildebrand Legacy Project in collaboration with the School of
> Philosophy of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome,
> Italy. In 2016, she was invited to present her paper “Encountering
> Love through Beauty: Dietrich von Hildebrand and Ludwig van Beethoven
> on The Nature of Love” at the 17th Annual Fall Conference of the Notre
> Dame Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame.
> Currently, Jessica directs the voice track of the Sacred Music Program
> at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
>
>  Through music, Jessica Victoria promotes positive social change. Such
> performances include the National Anthem for the National Federation
> of the Blind’s March for Independence at American Airlines Center in
> Dallas, Texas, Spanish art song and zarzuela for the Department of
> Justice's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in Washington, D.C., and
> Paradise Lost and Regained, a recital of art songs and her original
> composition whose proceeds benefited the Good Shepherd Sisters' work
> toward freeing women from human trafficking in Vietnam.
> www.jessicavictoria.com
>  @JVSongstress
>
>
>
>
>  ~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.
> www.katelynmac.com
> www.facebook.com/KatelynMacMusic
>  @KatelynMacMusic
>  Vice President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division
>
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